Vintage Hygiene Practices That Are the Very Opposite of Clean

 
People Would Brush Their Teeth With Crushed Mouse Brains

Today it is not uncommon for people to wake up and head straight to the bathroom to brush their teeth, usually brushing with a minty fresh toothpaste and brush. However, Ancient Greeks and Romans were using crushed bones, charcoal, and mouse brains to clean their teeth. That's right, mouse brains. Though repulsive and creepy to a modern person, this was a common practice used by many almost daily as a form of dental hygiene.

This discovery only leads to the thought that there's no doubt their breath must've been rancid. This is a hygiene practice that should never come back.